EP 3621738 B1 20240117 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID HEATING OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
Title (en)
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID HEATING OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SCHNELLEN ERWÄRMUNG BIOLOGISCHER PROBEN
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE CHAUFFAGE RAPIDE D'ÉCHANTILLONS BIOLOGIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201762503566 P 20170509
- US 2018030696 W 20180502
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018208563A1] Methods of pre-heating a test vessel prior to transfer of the test vessel to an incubator may shorten an incubation cycle, ensure proper temperature of a test specimen in the test vessel, and/or improve testing accuracy and/or throughput in a bio-liquid specimen testing apparatus. The methods include providing a test vessel pre-heating apparatus having a receptacle sized to receive a test vessel therein and having at least one heating unit configured to heat by direct conduction at least one side of the test vessel. The methods also include heating at least one side of the test vessel via direct contact using the at least one heating unit. Specimen testing apparatus and test vessel pre-heating apparatus configured to carry out the method are described, as are other aspects.
IPC 8 full level
B01L 7/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/02 (2006.01); B65G 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/14 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01L 7/00 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 7/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/025 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/04 (2013.01 - US); B01L 2200/147 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/1805 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2300/1822 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/1883 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/00376 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/00445 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/0406 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/0453 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/0467 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018208563 A1 20181115; CN 110582354 A 20191217; EP 3621738 A1 20200318; EP 3621738 A4 20200729; EP 3621738 B1 20240117; JP 2020519430 A 20200702; JP 6945651 B2 20211006; US 11498076 B2 20221115; US 2021101154 A1 20210408
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2018030696 W 20180502; CN 201880030857 A 20180502; EP 18798181 A 20180502; JP 2019560343 A 20180502; US 201816608141 A 20180502